Question

I was1when I walked into McCauley’s Bookstore in Ashland. As I was looking at titles(标题) on the shelves, the man behind the counter(柜台),2, asked if I'd like3. I needed to start4for college, so I said yes. I 19_ after school and during summers for the lowest wages(薪金), and the job helped5my freshman(or first) year of college. I would work many other jobs: I made coffee in the Students’ Union during college, I was a hotel maid (or waitress) and6 made maps for the U.S. Forest Service. But selling books was one of the most satisfying(令人满意的).
One day a woman asked me for books on cancer. She seemed fearful (or much afraid). I showed her almost7 we had at that time in store and found other books we could order (定货). She left the store less8. I’ve always remembered the9 I felt in having helped her.
Years later, as a10 in Los Angeles, I heard about an immigrant (移民) child who was born11 his fingers connected (or joined together), web-like. His family could not afford (or pay for) a corrective(矫正;整形) operation, and the boy lived in12, hiding his hand in his pocket.
I13 my boss to let me do the story. After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, offering to perform the14 for free.
I visited the boy in the recovery(康复) room soon after the operation. The first thing he did was to hold up his15 hand and say, "Thank you." I felt a sense (感觉) of16.
In the past, while I was17, I always sensed (or felt) I was working for the customers(顾客), not the store. Today it’s the18. NBC News pays my salary(工资),19I feel as if I work for the20, helping them make sense of (or find the meaning of) the world.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      the reader
   2. B.
      the college student
   3. C.
      the shop owner
   4. D.
      the customer
2. 2.
   1. A.
      a book
   2. B.
      a job
   3. C.
      some tea
   4. D.
      any help
3. 3.
   1. A.
      planning
   2. B.
      saving
   3. C.
      preparing
   4. D.
      studying
4. 4.
   1. A.
      read
   2. B.
      studied
   3. C.
      cooked
   4. D.
      worked
5. 5.
   1. A.
      pay for
   2. B.
      fit for
   3. C.
      run for
   4. D.
      enter for
6. 6.
   1. A.
      so
   2. B.
      yet
   3. C.
      even
   4. D.
      still
7. 7.
   1. A.
      anything
   2. B.
      something
   3. C.
      nothing
   4. D.
      everything
8. 8.
   1. A.
      worried
   2. B.
      satisfied
   3. C.
      excited
   4. D.
      puzzled
9. 9.
   1. A.
      pride
   2. B.
      failure
   3. C.
      sadness
   4. D.
      surprise
10. 10.
    1. A.
       doctor
    2. B.
       store owner
    3. C.
       bookseller
    4. D.
       TV reporter
11. 11.
    1. A.
       in
    2. B.
       with
    3. C.
       by
    4. D.
       for
12. 12.
    1. A.
       shame
    2. B.
       honor
    3. C.
       terror(恐怖)
    4. D.
       danger
13. 13.
    1. A.
       advised
    2. B.
       forced
    3. C.
       persuaded
    4. D.
       allowed
14. 14.
    1. A.
       action
    2. B.
       program
    3. C.
       treatment
    4. D.
       operation
15. 15.
    1. A.
       repaired
    2. B.
       connected
    3. C.
       hurt
    4. D.
       improved
16. 16.
    1. A.
       pleasure
    2. B.
       sadness
    3. C.
       interest
    4. D.
       disappointment(失望)
17. 17.
    1. A.
       at the TV station
    2. B.
       in the Students’ Union
    3. C.
       at the US Forest Service
    4. D.
       at McCauley’s Bookstore
18. 18.
    1. A.
       difference
    2. B.
       same
    3. C.
       usual
    4. D.
       request
19. 19.
    1. A.
       so
    2. B.
       and
    3. C.
       but
    4. D.
       because
20. 20.
    1. A.
       readers
    2. B.
       viewers
    3. C.
       customers
    4. D.
       passengers

Answer 1

CBBDA CDAAD BACDA ADBCB
1.要填的单词是对the man behind the counter(柜台)的解释，就是the shop owner，选C
2.上下文暗示题：从第二段的the job 说明店主时问作者要不要工作，选B
3.考查词组：prepare for “为…做准备“，选B
4.因为接收了工作，这里填work表示放学后或暑假去工作。选D
5.前面提到the lowest wages(薪金)说明工作可以帮助他付第一年的学费。选A
6.前面描述的是他另外的几个工作，这里表示递进，甚至制作地图。选C
7.考查代词，因为我找遍了我们所有的书。选D
8.前面交代这个人刚进书店的时候，She seemed fearful (or much afraid).走的时候是不那么worried。选 A
9.考查形容词，帮助了别人作者感到自豪。选A
10.推理题：从后面的After my story was broadcast, 说明作者是电视台记者。选D
11.考查with复合结构：with his fingers connected手指是连起来的。选 B
12.考查句意理解，因为残疾，男孩羞愧的生活。选A
13.句意是：物品说服老板让我报道这个故事。选C
14.医生和护士免费给他做手术：perform the operation“做手术”。选D
15.做完手术，手是被修复了，选A
16.体会作者当时的心情是高兴的感觉。选A
17.谈到过去，是在at McCauley’s Bookstore 而且后面也说是not the store选D。
18.前后对比，现在的情况也是一样的，作者都是在为人们服务。选B
19.两句话是转折关系。选C
20.相对于电视台来说顾客就是观众。选B